The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag

The Wolf and the Watchman

Bellman noir #1

Niklas Natt och Dag with Ebba Segerberg (Translator)

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction crime historical mystery dark tense medium-paced
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One morning in the autumn of 1793, watchman Mikel Cardell is awakened from his drunken slumber with reports of a body seen floating in the Larder, once a pristine lake on Stockholm’s Southern Isle, now a rancid bog. Efforts to identify the bizarre...

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Community Reviews

3.75
based on 1,884 reviews

Moods

dark: 98%

mysterious: 68%

tense: 59%

sad: 33%

challenging: 26%

adventurous: 23%

emotional: 20%

informative: 9%

reflective: 9%

hopeful: 2%

funny: 1%

Pace

14% of readers chose fast
69% of readers chose medium
15% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose Plot
61% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

47% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
49% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

31% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

63% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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